2:40 - Board Member Qualifications

2:40 - Board Member Qualifications

A School Board member must be, on the date of election or appointment, a United States citizen, at least 18 years of age, a resident of Illinois and the District for at least one year immediately preceding the election, and a registered voter.  On the date of election or appointment, Board members must also meet the following residential requirements:

• No more than 3 Board members from an individual township.

Reasons making an individual ineligible for Board membership include holding an incompatible office and certain types of State or federal employment.  A child sex offender, as defined in State law, is ineligible for School Board membership. 

LEGAL REF.:       

• State Constitution, Art. 2, ¶ 1; Art. 4, ¶ 2(e); Art. 6, ¶ 13(b).
• 105 CS 5/10-3 and 5/10-10.

CROSS REF.:        

2:30 (School Board Elections), 2:70 (Vacancies on the School Board - Filling Vacancies)

ADOPTED:     

September 30, 2013